Re: The Big Science Chill

2005-01-13 Thread Standing Bear
On Saturday 08 January 2005 16:34, Harry Veeder wrote: > http://www.technewsworld.com/story/39360.html > > COMMENTARY > > The Big Science Chill > > By Sonia Arrison > TechNewsWorld > 01/07/05 5:00 AM PT > > When smart people in California's tech mecca f

Re: the big science chill

2005-01-09 Thread RC Macaulay
Steve, What does this Cintra story actually mean?   Well , perhaps it means that Prof. Michael Hudson's article posted on the  www.globalresearch.ca  entitled   "an insider spills the beans on ofshore banking centers "   may be right on the money , or...err.. the funny money we now have in

Re: the big science chill.

2005-01-09 Thread Steven Krivit
Oh my goodness looks like you've got some clear and horrific facts here Yes, I'm familiar with "revenue streams." I've been in IT for 17 years and seen the major emphasis and push for the big boys in IT to develop them in services once they realized that hardware and software sales wer

Re: the big science chill.

2005-01-09 Thread RC Macaulay
Steve, living in an oil state like Texas, I am painfully aware of the apathy..or.. err.. dispair of our leadership in the DOE. This Gov't bureaucracy gleens $ 20bil plus per year from a special tax on petroleum to fund themselves. In Washington, it becomes a game of musical chairs each 4 yea

Re: The Big Science Chill

2005-01-09 Thread Steven Krivit
At 12:31 PM 1/9/2005, you wrote: Perhaps the majority (~60%) of Americans aren't concerned. However, I would say the rest of Americans are concerned. The popularity of Fahrenheit 911 is a good example. Apathy rules I guess. Aw, who cares, anyway! s

Re: The Big Science Chill

2005-01-09 Thread Harry Veeder
Perhaps the majority (~60%) of Americans aren't concerned. However, I would say the rest of Americans are concerned. The popularity of Fahrenheit 911 is a good example. Harry Keith Nagel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Harry. > > You write: >> You sound very cynical. > > No, it's a since

RE: The Big Science Chill

2005-01-09 Thread Keith Nagel
Hi Harry. You write: >You sound very cynical. No, it's a sincere question. I feel rather like I'm in one of those psychological experiments where the proctor and a few confederates are trying to convince someone that the air is green. "Don't you see the green air? I do" "And so do I" "What's wron

Re: The Big Science Chill

2005-01-08 Thread Harry Veeder
Keith, You sound very cynical. The scientific climate may be chilly in the US, but in Canada you will get frost bite in 30 seconds if you mention the subject! ;-) I noticed that only two people from Canada attended the last CF conference, and I don't think they were scientists or engineers. Ha

RE: The Big Science Chill

2005-01-08 Thread Keith Nagel
Hey Harry, The article has its heart in the right place, but I call bullshit on this line. >The answer is that Americans want a clean, cheap and abundant energy source >if they can get it. Can you or the author provide any proof of such a claim? I'm just not seeing it here. I mean, would we be

The Big Science Chill

2005-01-08 Thread Harry Veeder
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/39360.html COMMENTARY The Big Science Chill By Sonia Arrison TechNewsWorld 01/07/05 5:00 AM PT When smart people in California's tech mecca fail, they pick up the pieces and the community pats them on the back for taking a risk in the name of pro